By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 3/3/2015 NTT's acquisition of the majority stake in a German data center operator continues that company's aggressive push to build a global infrastructure of networks and ...

By Iain Morris, News Editor, 3/3/2015 Keen to realize economies of scale and improve customer services through further outsourcing of its network management activities, Orange is now considering its ...

By Sarah Thomas, Editorial Operations Director, 3/3/2015 BARCELONA -- Mobile World Congress -- Ever since the FCC decided to reclassify US broadband service as a Title II telecom service over both fixed broadband lines and ...

By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, 3/3/2015
In another sign that Comcast's pending takeover of Time Warner Cable is cutting into the cable industry's capital spending, a new report predicts that shipments of ...

By Sarah Thomas, Editorial Operations Director, 3/3/2015 BARCELONA -- Mobile World Congress -- 5G is generating a lot of excitement among operators and vendors here at MWC, but it's also generating a lot of different groups ...

By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 3/3/2015 The channel of value-added resellers, systems integrators and other third-party sales reps is playing a significant role in the sales of cloud services for ...

By Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, 3/3/2015 BARCELONA -- Mobile World Congress 2015 -- Cisco CEO John Chambers says that the seismic shifts engendered by a move to a fully digital economy will shake up more ...

By Sarah Thomas, Editorial Operations Director, 3/3/2015 BARCELONA -- Mobile World Congress 2015 -- With release five, focused on rural markets, the Small Cell Forum has completed its release program for small cell use ...

By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-chief, 3/3/2015 There has been a lot of talk in recent years about what might be enabled by the many software-defined networking and virtualization capabilities being developed and ...

By Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large, 3/2/2015 A group of self-proclaimed Internet "elders," including early pioneers of voice-over-IP services and proponents of Internet freedoms, is now warning that the FCC's ...

By Sarah Thomas, Editorial Operations Director, 2/25/2015 It's becoming clear that small cells (of the indoor variety) are poised to go mainstream not just because of the influx of announcements ahead of Mobile World ...

By Sarah Thomas, Editorial Operations Director, 2/27/2015 Verizon is making important technology moves both at home and overseas. The carrier will be the first to deploy Ericsson's Radio Dot small cell system in the US and ...

By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, 2/26/2015
In a historic move, the FCC has decided to reclassify US broadband service as a telecom service under Title II of the Communications Act, making broadband ...

By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-chief, 2/27/2015 The JDSU management team appears to have been channeling the spirit of the Roman Empire when they decided on the names for the two separate public companies that will ...

By Sarah Thomas, Editorial Operations Director, 3/3/2015 BARCELONA -- Mobile World Congress -- Ever since the FCC decided to reclassify US broadband service as a Title II telecom service over both fixed broadband lines and ...

By Sarah Thomas, Editorial Operations Director, 3/2/2015 T-Mobile is planning to deploy LTE-Unlicensed in small cells by the end of the year, but it doesn't see the mini-RANs as more than a niche play in its broader network ...

By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-chief, 2/27/2015 Most people in the industry thought it was coming but when the news broke on Thursday that the FCC had voted in favor of classifying US fixed and mobile broadband as ...

By Sarah Thomas, Editorial Operations Director, 2/27/2015 When it comes to the Internet of Things, the biggest challenge for service providers is dealing with fragmentation and a lack of standards, and their biggest priority ...

By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-chief, 2/27/2015 Optical equipment specialist Polatis has landed a key role in an "open programmable city" initiative in Bristol, UK, which has deployed the vendor's SDN-enabled ...

This report analyzes the issues influencing vendors' interpretations of Management and Orchestration (MANO) and the need for greater functional clarity. The report profiles 19 leading vendors of NFV MANO solutions and assesses their strategies, positioning and products.

G.fast, a new technology that supports up to 1 Gbit/s over short copper lines, is poised to transform the competitive landscape for gigabit telecom access. This report analyzes chipsets from four leading vendors in this important market, identifying their key features and advantages for system developers and service providers.

This report identifies 10 "hot areas" for 2015, highlights interesting developments in 2014, explains why each the market sector is likely to sizzle this year, how warm the temperature will get and how the sector can be expected to impact carriers, service providers and vendors in the coming year.

Check out Light Reading's interview with Jay Samit, the newly appointed CEO of publicly traded SeaChange International Inc. With a resume that includes Sony, EMI, and Universal, Samit brings a reputation as an entrepreneur and a disruptor to his new role at the video solutions company. Hear what he had to say about the opportunities in video, as well as the outlook for cable, telco, OTT and mobile service providers.

Mobile broadband is changing our lives. It's reshaping the Internet, industry, and society. It allows us to freely connect with one another anytime, anywhere. At this year's Mobile World Congress, Huawei will share its latest insights and newest ideas and technologies that will shape the future of MBB. They will showcase their end-to-end MBB solutions that will ...

A new digital revolution is leading us to a better connected world. Together with millions of digital partners, Huawei will help CSPs to build their digital service ecosystem and aggregate a wide variety of digital services. In this video, we find out how Huawei is going to help CSPs implement digital operations.

This year's Big Telecom Event (BTE) in Chicago is going to provide more opportunities than ever for networking, getting to grips with key industry challenges and opportunities and, equally as important, having some fun.

On Sunday March 1, 2015, Light Reading will host an ICT Leaders Roundtable in partnership with Huawei. At this half-day event, CIOs, analysts and researchers will discuss key industry trends like virtualization in the cloud with a specific focus on new business models. Located at the luxurious Renaissance Hotel near the Fira Barcelona, space is limited so please ...

In December 2014, Light Reading gathered telecom executives in Reykjavik, Iceland to discuss their vision for high-capacity networks through the end of the decade. The intimate, interactive meeting was set against the backdrop of Iceland's spectacular natural beauty. As one of the event's founding sponsors, Brocade's Kelly Herrell shared his company's strategy at ...

In December 2014, Steve Saunders sat down with Brocade VP of Software Networking Kelly Herrell at Light Reading's 2020 Vision executive summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. They spoke about Brocade's approach to the New IP, the future of the telecom industry, and more.

Mobile broadband is changing our lives. It's reshaping the Internet, industry, and society. It allows us to freely connect with one another anytime, anywhere. At this year's Mobile World Congress, Huawei will share its latest insights and newest ideas and technologies that will shape the future of MBB. They will showcase their end-to-end MBB solutions that will ...

A new digital revolution is leading us to a better connected world. Together with millions of digital partners, Huawei will help CSPs to build their digital service ecosystem and aggregate a wide variety of digital services. In this video, we find out how Huawei is going to help CSPs implement digital operations.

In the digital age, network experience has become the primary productivity especially for telecom operators. In this video, Wenshuan Dang, Huawei’s Chief Network Architect, discusses how carriers can tackle the challenge of infrastructure complexity in order to enhance business agility and improve user experience.

What's making policy control strategic in 2015 and beyond? Amdocs talks with Heavy Reading's Graham Finnie about the key factors driving change in the data services landscape. Find out what his policy management research reveals about the road ahead for policy control – and sign up for

The New IP is actually bigger even than business. Like another hugely important tech that Light Reading is digging into right now, the New IP has the potential to change the world by fundamentally advancing what it is possible for people to achieve with communications.